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more than that to wear me out. I was just savoring the moment,” she tells me. Walking over to me, she leans down and gives me a quick kiss on the lips. “Thanks. That was a great fuck. I’ll get out of your hair now. You’ve got my number if you want a repeat.”
    What the hell?
    She starts to move away, but she’s not quick enough. I grab her arm and pull her in between my legs.
    “Where do you think you’re going?” I growl, my hands holding her still.
    She looks down at me, eyebrows furrowed in confusion. “You’re all dressed again, and it’s not exactly like I have attire to go out. It’s Friday night. I figured I’d head on out so you can go do whatever it is you soldiers do on the weekend.”
    “Wait a minute. What are you talking about? Ten minutes ago you said we had plenty of time. The only reason I’m dressed is so I don’t freak out the delivery man when I open the door to accept our food. I figure I’ll feed you and fuck you. All night, Lucy. All fucking night.”
    Something that looks like relief washes over her face, and she moves to straddle me. “Sounds like a damn good Friday night,” she says. “I’m freaking starving.”
    For some reason, I’m pretty sure she’s not talking about food, and I feel the same way. It’s been a long damn time since I’ve wanted anyone this badly, and if I have my way, Lucy Dawson and I are going to be seeing a whole lot more of each other until I leave.

 
    I T’S BEEN nearly four months since that first night, and this summer passed by way too quickly. I’m getting ready to head to Kale’s place for one last hurrah before he gets on a plane and walks out of my life for the next nine months. I’ve come to rely on seeing him on an almost daily basis, and having to go back to Channing again is going to suck. When I went to Kale’s in my sexy teacher getup, I figured I was getting ready for one-night stand or at least a short fling with a few fun nights. Instead, I gained a best friend…who just so happens to also be really good in bed. I smile as I remember the rest of that night—the night we solidified our relationship.
    After not embarrassing himself in front of the delivery guy, we gorged on pizza, and Kale introduced me to the strangest drink concoction. I was snuggling on the couch in a pair of his sweatpants and an Army t-shirt, thankful he’d taken pity on me and not made me lounge around in that short skirt and barely there tank. When he set the mixed drink in front of me, I asked what it was, but he wouldn’t tell me.
    “Just take a sip, Lucy,” he said, and I eyed him suspiciously. He looked at me with exasperation. “What do you think I’m going to do? I already had you naked—well, almost—in my bed, and you were screaming my name. It’s just a drink.”
    Remembering the way it had felt when he’d made me come brought a smile to my face, and I did as he’d asked. There was a definite burn, but the sweetness of the drink helped calm it down. He was right. It was pretty damn delicious. When he told me it was Mountain Dew and Fireball Whiskey, I was a little surprised, but I didn’t question it.
    Several—or well, probably six—cocktails later, he pulled me down on the couch, properly preparing for his oral exam. I’m more than happy to report that he earned very high marks and has been doing so ever since. Afterwards, we ended up in his bed. I hadn’t planned on staying over, but six whiskeys later, I really had no choice. I offered to sleep on the couch, causing him to scoff at me. He took my hand, led me back to his bedroom, and surprised me by handing me an unopened toothbrush and giving me access to all his toiletries. It felt a little weird, knowing this was just supposed to be a random hook-up, but I appreciated that he was being a gentleman.
    Upon exiting the bathroom, he went in after me, and I went out to the living room to get my purse. I dug around until I found my phone and saw about fifteen texts from